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Braves lose after Chipper tribute

Atlanta Braves Hall of Famer Hank Aaron,right, presents Chipper Jones,left, with third base during his tribute night at Turner Field in Atlanta on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012.

The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Lucas Duda's three-run homer in the seventh gave New York the lead, Jonathon Niese pitched seven strong innings for his third straight win and the Mets beat Tim Hudson and the Braves 3-1 on Friday night. The Braves, who have wrapped up a wild-card berth, began the night four games behind the Nationals in the NL East. Atlanta has only five games remaining in the regular season. Chipper Jones, starting his final regular-season home series before retirement, was 0-for-4 with four groundouts. Jones was honored by the Braves in a pregame ceremony that included former Atlanta manager Bobby Cox and Hall of Famer Hank Aaron. The tribute helped draw a sellout crowd of 51,910. Niese (13-9) allowed one run on four hits in seven innings for the win.

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